President Tim Sands, Dean Robert Sumichrast, and a group of alumni, including advisory board members of the Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange in April to celebrate and promote Virginia Tech’s initiatives in innovation and entrepreneurship.
CNBC’S “POWER LUNCH” coanchor Brian Sullivan (PSCI ’93) interviewed President Tim Sands during his visit to New York to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange and attend the Hokies on Wall Street reception. Sands and Sullivan discussed Virginia Tech’s entrepreneurship programs, skills building and experiential learning, and industry partnerships with education. Watch the clip.
PRESIDENT TIM SANDS, Provost Thanassis Rikakis, and Dean Robert Sumichrast joined about 400 guests, including alumni, faculty, and students at the annual Hokies on Wall Street reception this year at Citigroup Center.
FROM LEFT: Vijay Singal, Robert Sumichrast, Christine Smith, and Zachary Hoopes.
THE ADVISORY BOARD of the Department of Finance pose with retired football coach Frank Beamer in New York.
FROM LEFT, FRONT ROW: Nick Cullen, Vijay Singal, Ben Marshall, Frank Beamer, Tracy Castle-Newman, Christina Todd, Mike Clarke, Kyle Korte
BACK ROW: Michael Robinson, Greg Carter, David Hogan, Michael Aldrich, Steve Pierson, Braun Jones, Joe Golden (invitee), Jeff Hartman
LEFT: John Kinzer, Win Sheridan, Brian Callaghan, and Peter Dameris
AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
LEFT: Kenneth Horoho, Rachel Phandinh, and Elisabeth Cox
